The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-10-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.
prRsONAI. Ann poLITICAr.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
MILLER has been presented with a vase
Of exquisite tinted glass, which was
manufactured in his State. 1t is probably
two feet high, and is tinted after the
peachblow vase, 1t was presented b
some of the West Virginia doctors =sao
attended the International Medical con-
gress
OS the 4th Sir John Swinburne, o. v.
Morgan and Hally Stewart, members OF
the British Parliament, sailed for New
York on the steamer City Of Chicago.
They come to America as members OF the
Interstate Arbitration delegation.
THE recent death of Mulvey Hassen, Sui.
tan OF Morocco. has awakened both France
and Spain to the Importance Of action in
the matter of territorial acquisition,
which now seems to be ripe for the gather
ing.
THE New York State convention of the
National Reform party, which was to have
been held at Syracuse on the 4th, was in
definitely postponed. There was but one
delegate present, Sylvester Douglas, OF
Rochester. Edward Evans, the father OF
tie movement, was unable to be present
on account of his illness at his home in
Tonawanda.
CHAIRMAN COOLEY Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, has returned to
Washington, and was at commission head
quarters on the 3D. The other members OF
the commission are expected to reach
Washington during the week. -9he COM
mission will hold its next formal NEE ting
in Washington on the 18th.
nx, u. Dat Dt,oyo MI
Hartford, Conn, arrived in Washington,
There are 125 men in the command, and
accompanying it are about two hundred
guests from Connecticut. Among the
latter are Senator Joseph r. Hawley,
General W. B. Franklin, Samuel L. Glenn
ents MARK Twain, Hon. S. A. Hubbard
and Hon. H. I. Sperry.
On the 9Th the President was royalty
received and entertained at Chicago.
On the 9th Ex-Governor w. b. Wash
burne died suddenly at Springfield, Mass.
SIC. CRIsPI admits that his recent visit
to Bismarck was for the purpose of COM
ing to an understanding by which Russian
aggression can be checked.
For ascribing the growth Of the bad
tone of parliament to "Prince Bismarck's s
false and insulting accusations against
the Liberals" Herr Barth, editor of the
Berlin Reichsfreund, has been sentenced tc
three months Imprisonment.
THE report sent from Tangier on the I'd
instant that the Sultan Of Morocco was
dead is incorrect. A dispatch from that
place on the 9th said His Majesty was
alive, but that death was momentarily ex-
pected.
On the night of the 9th George Francis
Train talked to an audience of twenty
people, mostly reporters, in hall in New
York. He said it was the last time he
should ever speak there. He was going
to Chicago to be shot.
A RECENT dispatch from Cooktown,
Australia, says that the German gunboat,
Adler, conveying King Malietoa, had
arrived there and transferred the King
aboard the Albatross, which sailed, Il is
supposed, for German New Guinea.
ON the 9th Michael Davitt spoke on
Irish affairs before the knights of Labor
General Assembly at Minneapolis, Mimi.
SECRETARY BAYARD has received note
from the Chilian Minister to the ef' ect
that Mrs. fitzpatrick embarked at Va "a
raiso on the 10th ult. for New York OIL a
vessel carrying the remains OF General
Judson Fitzpatrick, late United States
Minister to Chill, destined for interment
in New Jersey.
CARDINAL GIBBONS red hat has arrived
from Rome.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN J. O'NEILL, of Mis-
souri,, has returned from Europe.
THE presidential party arrived at Mil
waukee on the 9Th, and were given a
grand reception.
ALARM is again felt at the unfavorable
turn in the health of the Crown Prince of
Germany.
LORD MAYOR SuLLIvAy's case in the
Queens Court, at Dublin, on the 9th, was
dismissed. VIM. O'Brien's trial was set
for the 7th.
T. v. PowDERLY made a strong address
before the General Assembly of the
Knights of Labor at Minneapolis on the
9Th.
RUMoR has it at Washington that Judge
Manning, United States Minister to Mex
leo, has resigned.
Sitting BULL is said to be responsible
for the present trouble among the Crow
Indians, having shown them the contrast
between their condition and that of the
Sioux.
EBENEzER SHERMAN, one Of the pioneer
residents of Davenport, Ia, died at his
home IN that city on the 9th, of cancer of
IA.
of age, and possessed considerable valua-
bio city real estate.
AT Albany, N. Y, on the 9Th, Justice
Ruger, granted another stay in the case
of Jacob Sharpe.
TED SULLIVAN, the baseball manager,
is in Minneapolis, Mimi, with the inten-
tion of negotiating for the purchase Of the
Minneapolis ball club. He is backed by a
wealthy syndicate.
AT Balmoral, on the 9th, the Prince of
Wales unvailed Boehm's statue Of the
Queen, presented by the district tenantry.
The Queen expressed thanks for the loyal
and kind address presented to her.
GENERAL FERRoN, Minister Of War, has
gone to the eastern frontier of France to
make tour of inspection An intrenched
camp is to be formed at Nice, and the gar
risons at Toulon and Nancy are to be re-
inforced. ar
AMONG the passengers from Liverpool
by the steamer City Of Rome, which ar
rived in New York on the 9Th, were Com
modore Foote and Miss Nestle, Governor
Marmaduke Of Missouri, Hon. II. Jerming-
ham, Nj. Lord, j. Il. Browne, and Nine.
Pyk-Newsom, the Swedish prima donna.
To EACH of the sovereigns who sent
Jubilee gifts the Pope will present spe-
cially painted miniature OF himself. The
Pope Is especially pleased with Queen
Victoria's gift, and his acknowledgment
win be exceptionally cordial.
The mother of Thomas Hughes, OF En-
gland, the author of "Tom Brown at
Rugby died at Rugby, Tenn, on the 9th.
Her son Thomas returned to England re-
Gently after visit to his aged mother.
aTHE President and party stopped over
Sunday at Madison, Wis, with Postmas-
ter-General Villas.
on the 7th Colonel 9. w. Coombs, Of
Moniteau County, Mo-, celebrated his sill
yer wedding at Washington, ID. G.
THE acquittal OF Lord Mayor sullivan
of Dublin is regarded at London as virtu-
ally death blow to the Tory govern
ment's policy OF coercian in Ireland.
GEo. WINMfLL, Esq, engineer Of the
Northwestern State railway Of India is
viaitfu o this count studyinR the railway